Prometric CNA Exam 1 Questions || WITH A+ GRADED
SOLUTIONS!!
Which of the following is an example of a duty that nursing assistants generally perform? *
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A. Bathing residents
B. Giving medication to residents
C. Diagnosing residents' illnesses
D. Making financial decisions for residents correct answers A
Which of the following is the safest way to confirm a resident's identity? *
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A. Look at the door number and compare it to your room list.
B. Call the resident by name and see if the person answers.
C. Ask the resident's roommate.
D. Check the ID bracelet or tag attached to the resident. correct answers D
A professional and safe working appearance would include which of the following? *
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A. Carefully manicured acrylic nails
B. Jewelry that reflects your fun personality
C. Sandals, T-shirt, and a name tag
D. Clean, wrinkle-free uniform; short fingernails; and off-the-shoulder hair correct answers D
What is the federal law that relates to keeping a person's health information confidential and
secure? *
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A. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C. Minimum Data Set (MDS)
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) correct answers B
When should a nursing assistant document care? *
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A. Immediately after the care is given
B. Upon arriving at work the following day
C. Just before performing the care
D. While performing care correct answers A
To whom should you report to as a nursing assistant/nurse aide? *
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A. The administrative desk person at the facility
B. The registered nurse or licensed practical nurse on your service
C. A licensed physician
D. The professional assigning a particular task, which may be an RN, LPN, physical
therapist, dietician correct answers B
What document is created for each resident to help achieve certain goals and outlines the
steps and tasks the care team must perform? *
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A. Flow sheet
B. Care plan
C. Intake and Output form
D. Incident report correct answers B
Under what circumstances should a nursing aide have access to a patient's files? *
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A. A nursing aide can access files on any patient that he/she has cared for
B. A nursing aide can access files in order to correct computer information
C. A nursing aide can access files in order to show information to family members
D. A nursing aide can access files on patients currently under his/her care correct answers D
What should you do if you make a mistake in charting patient information? *
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A. Start another chart
B. Use white-out over the error
C. Have the supervising nurse write in a correction
D. Draw a single line in blue or black ink through the error, label it "error," and initial the
mistake correct answers D
Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical
records available at a nurse's station? *
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A. Log out and sign off all computer screens before leaving a terminal.
B. Share passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own
passwords.
C. Periodically change computer access passwords.
D. Prevent an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records. correct
answers B
The nurse's son called and asked her to bring home a package of bandages, so the nurse
grabbed a package from the facility's stockroom to take home. Which of the following
options BEST identifies this action? *
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A. Negligence
B. False imprisonment
C. Theft
D. Aiding and abetting correct answers C
Which of the following options is NOT considered verbal communication? *
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A. Speaking clearly
B. Asking open-ended questions
C. Avoiding eye contact
D. Clarifying what you heard correct answers C
When you are recording your observations of a resident, it is important that you do NOT: *
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A. Sign your name
SOLUTIONS!!
Which of the following is an example of a duty that nursing assistants generally perform? *
1/1
A. Bathing residents
B. Giving medication to residents
C. Diagnosing residents' illnesses
D. Making financial decisions for residents correct answers A
Which of the following is the safest way to confirm a resident's identity? *
1/1
A. Look at the door number and compare it to your room list.
B. Call the resident by name and see if the person answers.
C. Ask the resident's roommate.
D. Check the ID bracelet or tag attached to the resident. correct answers D
A professional and safe working appearance would include which of the following? *
1/1
A. Carefully manicured acrylic nails
B. Jewelry that reflects your fun personality
C. Sandals, T-shirt, and a name tag
D. Clean, wrinkle-free uniform; short fingernails; and off-the-shoulder hair correct answers D
What is the federal law that relates to keeping a person's health information confidential and
secure? *
1/1
A. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C. Minimum Data Set (MDS)
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) correct answers B
When should a nursing assistant document care? *
1/1
A. Immediately after the care is given
B. Upon arriving at work the following day
C. Just before performing the care
D. While performing care correct answers A
To whom should you report to as a nursing assistant/nurse aide? *
1/1
A. The administrative desk person at the facility
B. The registered nurse or licensed practical nurse on your service
C. A licensed physician
D. The professional assigning a particular task, which may be an RN, LPN, physical
therapist, dietician correct answers B
What document is created for each resident to help achieve certain goals and outlines the
steps and tasks the care team must perform? *
, 1/1
A. Flow sheet
B. Care plan
C. Intake and Output form
D. Incident report correct answers B
Under what circumstances should a nursing aide have access to a patient's files? *
1/1
A. A nursing aide can access files on any patient that he/she has cared for
B. A nursing aide can access files in order to correct computer information
C. A nursing aide can access files in order to show information to family members
D. A nursing aide can access files on patients currently under his/her care correct answers D
What should you do if you make a mistake in charting patient information? *
1/1
A. Start another chart
B. Use white-out over the error
C. Have the supervising nurse write in a correction
D. Draw a single line in blue or black ink through the error, label it "error," and initial the
mistake correct answers D
Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical
records available at a nurse's station? *
1/1
A. Log out and sign off all computer screens before leaving a terminal.
B. Share passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own
passwords.
C. Periodically change computer access passwords.
D. Prevent an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records. correct
answers B
The nurse's son called and asked her to bring home a package of bandages, so the nurse
grabbed a package from the facility's stockroom to take home. Which of the following
options BEST identifies this action? *
1/1
A. Negligence
B. False imprisonment
C. Theft
D. Aiding and abetting correct answers C
Which of the following options is NOT considered verbal communication? *
1/1
A. Speaking clearly
B. Asking open-ended questions
C. Avoiding eye contact
D. Clarifying what you heard correct answers C
When you are recording your observations of a resident, it is important that you do NOT: *
1/1
A. Sign your name
